From: Nigel Metheringham Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:36:14 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Rough readme mainly for benefit of github X-Git-Tag: exim-4_80_RC1~101 X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/heiko/exim.git/commitdiff_plain/1e0dc8a5514174a10f4a21e88600c84cfd40ee18 Rough readme mainly for benefit of github Pod translator is lousing up - may move to a different format for the future. [issues are with L<> links] --- diff --git a/Readme.pod b/Readme.pod new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d49fc9651 --- /dev/null +++ b/Readme.pod @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +=head1 Exim Development Repository + +This is the Exim (Mail Transport Agent) Development Repository. Please +read the following information if you wish to use or contribute to the +Exim development process - this is to prevent your or our time being +unnecessarily wasted. + +If you just want to use, build or get information on Exim then have a +look at the pointers further down this file at L. + +=head2 General Development Information + +The general Exim development process and resources are documented in +the wiki page at L - although +the wiki is likely to be moved and rehashed in the near future. + +The sections below this duplicate much of the information form the +wiki document. + +=head2 Development Repositories + +Exim development is kept within a git (L) +repository. The master repository is at L +with a web interface giving change and source visibility at +L + +There is a secondary repository on github at +L managed by the Exim Organisation +L - however this may currently fall out of +synchronisation with the main one. We intend to manage this better in +the future, but it is currently early days for our github repo. + +=head2 Bug Tracking + +Currently this is all done using Bugzilla at L +- please do not use github issue tracking. + +=head2 Mailing List + +Development issues are normally discussed on the exim-dev Mailing list +- see L + +=head2 Exim Release Process + +Some documentation on the realse process can be found at +L. + +=head2 General Exim Information + +The best place to get general information is on the website at +L. + +You can find Download locations L, +Mailing list info L and Full +Documentation L on that website. + +If you are using a Linux or other freely available Unix like operating +system it is very likely that your system will have Exim packaged for +it already. In this case it is probably prudent to use these packages +unless you have specialised requirements. + +In any case you can always ask on the +Exim Users mailing list L +for further information. + +[End] \ No newline at end of file